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Russia's Novorossiysk Port Partially Resumes Oil Loadings After Drone Attack

-- Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk has partially resumed oil and fuel loadings from its Sheskharis terminal late on Thursday, after operations were suspended earlier this week following a drone attack, Reuters reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

The Sheskharis terminal, which has a loading capacity of about 700,000 barrels per day of crude oil, reportedly halted shipments on Monday after a Ukrainian drone strike sparked fires at a fuel facility and damaged several berths.

Oil tanker loadings have now resumed from a single berth, with one cargo of around 80,000 tonnes expected to depart on Friday.

The report said the port's loading schedule would likely remain reduced in the near term, with no clear timeline for a full return to normal operations.

Fuel oil loadings at Novorossiysk also resumed on Thursday, it said, adding that a diesel cargo was shipped from the port earlier this week.

Russian regulatory agency and infrastructure manager, Federal State Unitary Enterprise Rosmorport, did not immediately respond to a request for comment from.

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